It’s one giant loss for mankind. Michael Collins — the “forgotten astronaut” aboard the first spaceflight ever to land humans on the moon — died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, his ...

Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer. His family shared the news Wednesday after his ...

Related: Michael Collins, Apollo 11 Command Module Pilot As the command module pilot on NASA's Apollo 11 mission, Collins circled the moon while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down at ...

Here’s how it works. Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins lived an incredibly colorful and adventurous life; from his birth in Rome to his early work in NASA's Gemini program and his pivotal ...

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins remembers looking ... Physical fitness was not one of the NASA requirements, Collins said. The astronauts had an initial thorough exam before they were accepted ...

Michael Collins, who was the Command Module pilot ... Don’t think it was ever used by @NASA. #TBT @TheRealBuzz," Collins tweeted Thursday with the "Throwback Thursday" hashtag.

Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer. His family shared the news Wednesday after his ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut and retired Air Force general who piloted Apollo 11's mission to the moon, died early Wednesday, according to a statement from his family.

"Today the nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration in astronaut Michael Collins," acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said. "As pilot of the Apollo 11 command module ...

“Today the nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration in astronaut Michael Collins,” acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said in a statement. “As pilot of the ...